Definition of Autonomic Nervous System Involvement in Patients With Mu
Definition of Autonomic Nervous System Involvement in Patients With Relapsing-remitting and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
What it found
No result yet.
What was tested
Treatment tested
- quantification of sensory and autonomic small nerve fibers by punch skin biopsy
- Cardiovascular Reflexes testing
- Administration of clinical scales evaluating autonomic symptoms, pain small fiber neuropathy symptoms
What it measured
Main measures
Cardiovascular reflex test
At the recruitment
Sudomotor function test
At the recruitment
Other measures (2)
Quantification of peripheral autonomic nerve fibers
At the recruitment
Quantification of peripheral sensory nerve fibers
At the recruitment
Who could take part
Relapsing and progressive · 18 and over
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Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of relapsing-remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Exclusion criteria
* other forms of multiple sclerosis, * known other neurological disorders * assumption of potentially neurotoxic substances or drugs.
As registered. Criteria can change, so ask the trial team or your neurologist.
Contact details on the registryAbout this trial
In the sponsor's words
The goal of this interventional non-pharmacological study is to evaluate the involvement of the autonomic nervous system in patients with relapsing-remitting and primary progressive multiple sclerosis. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it possible to define the characteristics of dysautonomia to improve treatment on patients with multiple sclerosis through the management of conditions such as orthostatic hypotension or thermoregulation disorders that inevitably condition the patient's life and the response to rehabilitation ? * Does the severity of the functional alterations correlate with impairment of small somatic and autonomic cutaneous nerve fibers in patients with multiple sclerosis ? * How much the involvement of the autonomic nervous system affects the clinical history and progression of the disease ? * Do different clinical variants of multiple sclerosis manifest with different patterns of involvement of the sensory-autonomic nervous system ? Participants will be hospitalized in Maugeri Clinical Institute of Telese Terme for a rehabilitation treatment. Patients will perform a sensory and autonomic functional study and a morphological analysis of cutaneous nerves through skin biopsy. Researchers will compare results between the two groups (relapsing-remitting and primary progressive) and between patients and data from control subjects.
Papers
Background
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History
Started
Mar 2021
Main results due
Nov 2026
Finished
May 2027